Ukraine says it shut down the last operating reactor at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, Europe's largest, after it was reconnected to the power grid
From CNN's Tim Lister, Vasco Cotovio and Julia KesaievaSaturday’s rapid advance did not end with Izium, as Ukraine appeared to have opened a new front against Russian defenses on the border of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
"Locals have videos and photos proving that," Hayday said. He said the visual evidence could not be shared for security reasons. CNN is unable to verify Hayday's claim, but at least one border crossing into Russia has seen lines of vehicles forming. He claimed Russian forces were leaving the town of Svatove. If true, it would be significant as Svatove is a key link in Russian supply lines to parts of occupied Luhansk region.
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